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The Kokanee Detective Agency and other curiosities
A roundup of unusual stories, including a long-haired mail carrier, and a couple who married in their mid-80s.
Greg Nesteroff
May 223 min read
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The Rossland Mystery Booster
In 1992, a classified ad appeared in The Mystery Review, a now-defunct quarterly magazine, that read as follows: Put Rossland, British...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 12, 20182 min read
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Baker Streets of the Kootenays
When he wasn’t out sleuthing, Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London. According to Wikipedia , at the time Sir Arthur Conan...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 9, 20182 min read
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Canada’s Sherlock Holmes got his start in Trail
I just finished reading Eve Lazarus’ book Blood, Sweat, and Fear, about John F.C.B. Vance (1884-1964), a Vancouver forensic scientist who...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 7, 20181 min read
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